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To: Kaslin

“why would anyone do something as provocative as hosting a ‘Muhammad drawing contest,’”

Because when politeness is interpreted as submission, the only viable option is belligerence.

Colloquially dubbed “the Streisand effect”.


8 posted on 05/04/2015 2:28:17 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (Hillary:polarizing/calculating/disingenuous/insincere/ambitious/inevitable/entitled/overconfident/se)
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To: ctdonath2
Because when politeness is interpreted as submission, the only viable option is belligerence.

Brilliant.

30 posted on 05/04/2015 3:12:58 PM PDT by papertyger (Those who don't fight evil hate those who do)
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